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This study examined the marketing of Irvingia kernels in selected markets in Akure. Data were collected through primary and secondary sources. One hundred and twenty (120) questionnaires were administered to Irvingia kernel sellers in six selected markets in the area. Thirty-one(31) of the questionnaires were administered to traders in Oja-Oba while 24, 20, 20, 14 and 11 were administered in NEPA, Isikan, Maronu, Isolo and Oluwatuyi markets respectively. The results showed that 70% of the traders were female while male accounted for 30%. The results also revealed that cost price of Ir- vingia kernels and the transport cost were the main determinants of the selling of the product. The level of involvement of the sellers, though had a positive relationship with the selling price, was not significant in determining the selling price because its coefficient, unlike those of cost price and transport cost, was not significant at 5% level. Also the average gross margin per marketer was put at N7, 802.34K, implying that the marketing of the product in the study area was profitable.

This study examined the marketing and ethno-utilization of Irvingia wombulu and Irvingia gabonensis in Aniocha North and Aniocha South Local Government Areas of Delta State. The data used were collected through the use of structured questionnaire administered to the Irvingia traders in selected markets in the study area. One hundred and fifty (150) questionnaires were administered, but only one hundred and thirty-five (135) were found useable. The rest were discarded due to incomplete and mismatched information. Communities from which the markets were selected are Issele-Uku (30), Idumuje-Ugboko (20), Idumu-Ogo (15), Ogwashi-Uku (30), Ubulu-Okiti (15), and Otulu (25).Data collected included demographic characteristics of Irvingia sellers, selling price, cost price and transportation cost. The results reveal that 90.3% of the respondents could read and write. It was also discovered that 83% of the traders were Igbos while Non-Igbos accounted for 17%. The result also shows that 53.3% were married while 31.9% of the respondents were single. The major determinants of selling price of Irvingia kernels in the study area included cost price, and transportation cost because there was significant difference (P

This study examines the relationships between socioeconomic characteristics of rural households and theirperception about the consumption of grasscutter meat in some selected Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Kogi State. In all, one hundred and fifty questionnaires were randomly administered but only one hundred and forty two were found useable. Findings from the study show that a larger proportion of the respondents fall between 30-49 years of age. Seventy nine percent (79%) of the respondents had at least primary education and 67% earned N10, 000 and above. It was also discovered that most respondents like grasscutter meat because of its taste and the main source of the meat is through hunting. It was found that there were no significant relationships between selected socioeconomic characteristics of respondents and their perception of grass cutter meat consumption. Keywords: Grasscutter, Socioeconomic characteristics, rural house hold, Kogi State, Perception